Murray Melvin on A TASTE OF HONEY
A Taste of Honey • 18m
Murray Melvin’s performance as Geoffrey in A TASTE OF HONEY brought him international acclaim, including the award for best actor at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In this interview, recorded in London in May 2016, Melvin (who also originated his role in the play) discusses the film’s production.
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Rita Tushingham on A TASTE OF HONEY
Rita Tushingham’s performance as Jo in A TASTE OF HONEY brought her international acclaim, including the award for best actress at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. In this interview, recorded in London in May 2016, Tushingham discusses the film’s production.
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Remaking British Theater
Shelagh Delaney’s play “A Taste of Honey” was first produced by Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop in London in 1958. In this interview, recorded in London in May 2016, theater scholar Kate Dorney discusses the groundbreaking production and its enduring influence.
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Shelagh Delaney on A TASTE OF HONEY
In this interview excerpt, playwright Shelagh Delaney discusses growing up in Salford, England, and writing her hit play “A Taste of Honey” at the age of eighteen. The interview aired in 1960 on the television series “Close-Up.”
